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The Environment : Science, Issues, and Solutions.
Ecosystem Structure and FunctionThe Environment and the Nature of Scientific EnquiryMeaning and Significance of EnvironmentThe Pale Blue DotStories in the NewsAdvent of Global Environmental AwakeningFocus on Environmental Problems SharpensAdvances in Environmental Research and RegulationThe Scientif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
CRC Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; International System of Units (SI); Section A: Ecosystem Structure and Function; Chapter 1. The Environment and the Nature of Scientific Enquiry; Chapter 2. Biosphere and the Science of Ecology; Chapter 3. Atmosphere, Climate, and Organisms; Chapter 4. The Soil Environment; Chapter 5. The Aquatic Environment; Chapter 6. Biogeochemical Cycling of Materials; Chapter 7. Energy Flows and Ecosystem Productivity; Chapter 8. Population Ecology; Chapter 9. Community Ecology and Succession.
- Chapter 10. Biomes-the Major Ecosystems of the WorldSection B: Contemporary Environmental Issues; Chapter 11. Human Population Growth; Chapter 12. Land Use-Agriculture; Chapter 13. Land Ue-Forest Resources; Chapter 14. Land-Use Mining for Mineral and Coal Resources; Chapter 15. Land Use-Urbanization and Transportation; Chapter 16. Water Resources-Quantity and Quality; Chapter 17. Fuel Energy; Chapter 18. Air Quality and Stratospheric Ozone; Chapter 19. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change; Chapter 20. Biological Diversity Loss and the March of Invasive Species.
- Section C: Seeking SolutionsChapter 21. Environmental Policy and Law; Chapter 22. Economic Systems, Growth, and Development; Chapter 23. Environmental Management; Chapter 24. Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystems; Chapter 25. Conservation of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources; Chapter 26. Sustainable Development; References; Useful Web Resources; Glossary; Index; Back cover.